No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol